IFAD President calls on government leaders to step up investment in the world’s poorest people
Rome, 14 February, 2023 – It is time for global leaders to accelerate action for food security by stepping up investments in...
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Working for zero Gender Based Violence: Gambian Gov’t-World Bank funded GIRAV project intensifies fight against Gender-Based in the Gambia
The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural Value Chains Development Project (GIRAV) under the Central Projects Coordinating Unit (CPCU) of the...
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Senegal: IFAD partners with private sector to unleash financial inclusion in rural areas
Rome, 02 February 2023. The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has developed two new public-private partnerships to enhance access...
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Baboucarr Saho: The migrant returnee who graduated top of his class
A billboard by an advertising agency with the inscription: “Future leaders of Africa study in UK,” installed right in the...
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Cape Verde: digital remittances have the potential to boost rural development, says IFAD report
Rome, 22 December 2022 - A new country diagnostic report by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), funded by...
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World Bank Approves Additional $20 Million Grant to Help Bridge Unexpected Financing Gap
BANJUL, December 7, 2022—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved Supplemental Financing for The Gambia Second Fiscal Management,...
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Germany provides EUR 30 million to IFAD’s immediate response to the global food and energy crisis
Rome, 5 December 2022 - Germany has granted EUR 30 million to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support...
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The Gambia: Low-cost mobile remittances to boost rural development
The PRIME Africa initiative, co-financed by the European Union (EU), seeks to revolutionize the remittance market in The Gambia, a country...
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The UN’s Agricultural Development Fund finds that its investments in small-scale farming are net negative – according to new report
Sharm el-Sheikh, 11 November 2022 – New research shows that investments in small-scale farmers and poor rural populations in developing countries over...
Read moreNorway pledges an additional US$9.5 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers
Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt) - 9 November 2022. As part of a commitment to triple its support to climate adaptation by 2026,...
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